Dave Darland Will Return to Phillips Motorsports for the 2017 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series Season.
Story By: TYLER ALTMEYER / USAC SERIES MEDIA
Photos By: DAVE DALESANDRO / RACERSGUIDE.COM
INDIANAPOLIS IND.- December 8, 2016- Dave Darland will reunite with Phillips Motorsports next year during the USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car Series season.
Darland, the series’ winningest driver, and Phillips Motorsports put together a highly-successful three-year stretch between 2013 and 2015, scoring 17 USAC National Sprint Car victories.
This year Darland piloted the Jeff Walker/Curb-Agajanian Racing car to two wins during the USAC National Sprint Car season at Indiana’s Lawrenceburg Speedway in April and at California’s Perris Auto Speedway in November for career series win number 59.
Next year Darland will return to the seat of Steve and Carla Phillips’ black No. 71p. Together, the team won some of USAC’s most prestigious races including three consecutive triumphs at the Saturday night finale of Sprint Car Smackdown at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway, the Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris in 2013 and the Tony Hulman Classic at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track in 2014.
Darland is one of America’s most accomplished racers. The Lincoln, Ind., native is a four-time USAC National Champion (1997 Silver Crown, 1999 Sprint and 2001-02 Midget) and is just one of six drivers to win all three of those titles in a career.
Darland is the all-time leader in consecutive years with a USAC National victory, an active 24-year streak which dates back to his first career USAC Sprint victory at Terre Haute in 1993.
“We can’t tell you how excited we are to be once again associated with everyone involved at Phillips Motorsports,” a statement from the Dave Darland Racing Facebook page said. “Steve and Carla are such hard working, dedicated and wonderful friends and we can’t wait to continue the success in the future as we had together back in 2013, 2014 and 2015.”
